Vote in the second annual VaseOff! Challenge (and win a $50 AmEx giftcard!)

Remember the VaseOff! Challenge naming challenge I gave you a couple of months ago?  The Society of American Florists (SAF) was looking for suggestions for themes for their Project Runway-style floral arrangement competition.  Bonggamom Finds readers came up with some great ideas, including Twilight, Parisian, National Parks, Safari, The Eighties, the Olympics, even Hippies!   Many readers suggested  fairytale/storybook themes, 4th of July/patriotic themes and summertime themes.

Well, guess what?  They listened!  Based on suggestions from Minted Life,  Celebrate Woman Today and Bonggamom Finds, SAF came up with a great theme -- Summer Girl!  The second VaseOff! Challenge is all about the sun, the surf, and the spirit of giving.  Four contestants were given the challenge of designing an arrangement sure to delight a friend who loves the beach and can't get enough of the sun, surf and sand.

The contestants got to work and rose to the occasion magnificently!  Their creations are showcased in the second VaseOff! Challenge post, and they are amazing.  You can vote for your favorite by "liking" the design that you think best evokes the Summer Girl spirit.

 photo from AboutFlowers.com blog

My personal favorite (and the one I voted for!) is Tranquil Motion by florist Tony Medlock; I love the mix of blue and green colors, and the sand and starfish provide the perfect beachy touch.   Whichever of the four entries you like, I think you'll agree that all four provide the perfect demonstration of how professional florists can create the perfect gift for any personality and any occasion.



Win a $50 AmEx Gift Card
The Society of American Florists is giving one lucky Bonggamom Finds reader a $50 American Express gift card.

Required Entry
Check out the finalists' entries in the second VaseOff! Challenge, then leave a comment on this post and tell me which entry you think best evokes the Summer Girl spirit.   This entry must be completed before any extra entries will count.

Extra Entries
For extra entries, you can do any or all of the following. Please leave a separate comment for each extra entry with a way to verify the entry (i.e. tweet link, blog post link, Facebook id, Twitter id, etc.).


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4) Repin any of my pins on Pinterest (1 entry for each repin, max 5 repins/5 entries).

5) Vote for your favorite entry in the second VaseOff! Challenge by "Liking" your favorite on the contest post (1 entry)

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9) Share the link to this giveaway on your Facebook page (1 entry), using these words:
Tell Bonggamom which entry in the Aboutflowers.com VaseOff! Challenge you like best, and you could win a $50 Amex card!  Enter by 7/31 on Bonggamom Finds at http://bit.ly/MiTnBp

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Tell Bonggamom which entry in the Aboutflowers.com VaseOff! Challenge you like best, and you could win a $50 Amex card!  Enter by 7/31 on Bonggamom Finds at http://bit.ly/MiTnBp

12) Follow @bonggafinds on Twitter and tweet this (1 entry per day):
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The Rules
This giveaway ends at 11:59PM PST on July 31, 2012; I will draw a winner at random on August 1 and post his/her name after she/he confirms acceptance. Continental US residents only. For additional giveaway rules, click here.


Good luck!


Disclosure: I did not receive a sample or monetary compensation for this post. Thanks to SAF (via Ogilvy) for providing the giveaway prize.  The views and opinions expressed here are my own.


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